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Π°Π·ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ» Π½Π°Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΡΠ° ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ"
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Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as
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Π°Π·ΠΈΡ. 25 February 2005. Archived from
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Π°Π·ΠΈΡ. 26 June 2007. Archived from
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Π°Π·ΠΈΡ"
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Π°Π·ΠΈΡ. 8 May 2007. Archived from
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Chechen fighters down the Kodori valley
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Π°Π·ΠΈΡ. Archived from
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Π°Π·ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ ΠΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΠ½ΡΠ°"
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Π°Π·ΠΈΠΈ β26 ΠΎΡ 25.02.2005"
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Π°Π·ΠΈΠΈ β1 ΠΎΡ 14.02.2005"
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Π°Π·ΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π» Π² ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΡ"
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